أشطَّ بجيرانِكَ المنزلُ

أشطَّ بجيرانِكَ المنزلُ

أم انتَ لبينهم مُثقَلُ

أم انتَ لبينهم مُثقَلُ

Has the dwelling borne your neighbors far away?

Has the dwelling carried your neighbors far away,

Or are you weighed down by their separation?

or are you weighed down by their parting?

وقد عُمِّرُوا بيننا حقبةً

وقد عُمِّرُوا بيننا حقبةً

فصرفَهُم دهرُنا المُفصلُ

فصرفَهُم دهرُنا المُفصلُ

They had been granted a span of life among us,

And they had lived among us for an age,

then our sundering Time turned them away.

then our sundering time drove them away.

مراقيدُ حينَ يُحَبُّ الرُّقَادُ

مراقيدُ حينَ يُحَبُّ الرُّقَادُ

إلى أخصبَ الناسُ أوأمحلوا

إلى أخصبَ الناسُ أوأمحلوا

Resting places, whenever sleep is desired,

Deep sleepers when sleep is cherished,

until the people prospered—or suffered drought.

To—the people enjoyed plenty or suffered drought [syntax unclear].

رأيتُ لها فضلَها بارِزاً

رأيتُ لها فضلَها بارِزاً

على كُلِّ حالٍ إذا يَعزِلُ

على كُلِّ حالٍ إذا يَعزِلُ

I saw that its excellence stood manifest,

I saw her excellence standing out,

in every condition, whenever he removes [it].

in every circumstance, when he separates.